Priorities:Arizona State University Polytechnic Student Priorities

Overview

Arizona State University has a slew of impressive innovation and entrepreneurship opportunities with which students may engage themselves.  With over 7 majors, across 4 different schools, several certficates, multiple campuses, and satalite research and innovation centers geared towards pushing students towards entrepreneurship, ASU has made it a priority to harness the ideas and talents of its students.  The central hub for entrepreneurship at Arizona State University is located online through the Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development.  This office spans the resources available on the ASU Tempe, Polytechnic, and SkySong campuses (those most involved with entrepreneurship and technological innovation) as well as other satalite research institutions affiliated with ASU.  Information contained on the Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development website includes:

• Research at ASU
• Technology transfer services and programs
• The Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group
• Additional services and support for student and faculty entrepreneurs

With the new focus of ASU's entrepreneurship programming, the SkySong campus houses the Edson Student Entrepreneur Initiative, a program which produces approximately 20 student-led startups each year.  Additional programming, including the Great Little Company Network, have been added to more than double the capacity of Skysong to produce student-led ventures.  SkySong is posited as a hub where industry connections, and other ASU networks, are leveraged to produce well-founded  student ventures. 

Additionally, new focus is being directed towards increasing makerspace, and providing access to advanced tools and resources to facilitate venture and product development. A new and very large project, which is still under construction, is the Chandler Innovation Center.

Though there appears to be a wealth of opportunities and resources available to students at ASU, there still needs to be a cultural evolution of the student body to become culturally motivated to utilze all of the resources available

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Strategy #1: Cultural Evolution 

 The following are an array of tactics that will be implemented over a 1-2 year period

Tactic #1: Peer-Led Residential Makerspace

• Description: Startup Village will serve as the primary launchpad where a culrural infusion of the campus and innovation and entrepreneurship begins. This group of people will also serve as the leasership circle for lasting change on campus regarding innovation and  
• Team Leader: Jorge Sanchez
• Milestones:
  • Finish selection of the first class                                                                04/14
  • Confirm plans for the design of the physical spaces                                  05/14
  • Finish the transformation of the physical spaces                                       08/14                                                                                                                
  • Full launch                                                                                                 09/14
  • Continue to make improvements                                                                                                    

Tactic #2: Inspiring Students To Action

• Description: Inspiring a call to action for more student entrepreneurialism on campus by having a weekly seminiar series of innovators and entrepreneurs on campus. This is to be held in the Starup Village, and there are plans to host a full-blown TEDx event at the beginning of the spring semester.
• Team Leaders: Members of Startup Village
• Milestones:
  • Get commitments from all the speakers for the weekly series                                                        07/14
  • Collaborate with Fellows that have hosted TEDx to learn how to best accomplish the task            05/14
  • Begin planning the TEDx event                                                                                                        05/14

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